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Sights and Sounds, 10/21/11

The final, last-minute deadline for listings is noon, Nov. 1 for the Nov. 4 issue. Send arts and entertainment listings to [email protected] Listings with no end date will be run for 3 months, space permitting. Note: 617 should be dialed before numbers below, unless another area code is given.

Halloween

Dog Parade and Fashion Show, organized by JP BAPA and JP Centre/South Main Streets. Parade starts at the First Baptist Church and finishes at the South Street Mall with a fashion show and judging. Sat., Oct. 29, noon to 2 p.m. Info: facebook.com/JPcentresouth.

Radical Refuge: 70 Years of World Fellowship, learn about the history of an affordable, progressive oasis on 455 acres in New Hampshire with co-directors Andrew Davis and Andrea Walsh. A JP Forum event. Fri., Oct. 28, 7pm, First Church Unitarian Universalist, 6 Eliot St. Info: www.jamaicaplainforum.com.

Arboretum Family Hike, tour the late fall landscape and see how the trees and shrubs get ready for the long Boston winter. One Adult may accompany up to 4 children. Sat., Nov. 12, 1pm. Registration required. Info: my.arboretum.harvard.edu/384-5209.

Swim League, Boston Center For Youth and Families seeks youth participants ages 6-17 for a competitive swim league. Experience not necessary, but participants must be able to swim one length of the swimming pool, Hennigan Community Center, 200 Heath Street. Info: Bladimil Pujols, [email protected]

Art, Woodworking and Sewing, Bookbinding and more at the Eliot School, classes start throughout the year. Days, evenings, weekends. The Eliot School of fine and Applied Arts, 24 Eliot St. info/course listings: www.eliotschool.org.

After-School Teen Welding and Teen JewelryWorkshops now available from 3-5pm on Mondays and Wednesdays at Stonybrook Fine Arts. Info: stonybrookfinearts.com.

The Peace Drum Project, offering teens 14-19 after-school arts programming and leadership training. Teens must be enrolled in a Boston Public high school to apply. Participants receive a stipend at the end of the project and are eligible for additional leadership awards. Info: Susan Porter at 524-6378/ tribal-rhythms.org/teen_application.html.

Call to Artists

Freedom Trail on Trial, a public art project and work opportunity for Boston-area public high school students. Mondays and Wednesdays, 4-6:30pm, through Dec. 7. Info: urbanoproject.org/artistsProjects.php.